THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL BY JAN SCHUENKE

Jan explores the future of mobility and travel in a new collaboration with Khanna Reidinga for Moia and Volkswagen. Depicting the thrill of arrivals in an exciting, authentic way, Jan’s images capture the essence of the brand. Though famed for his architecture and landscape work, Jan shows a knack for the right moment with people as well. MORE

NOW NEW NEXT BY JO MAGREAN

Jo Magrean is known for his intriguing, tactile, and beautiful portraits across age groups, and put these skills to bear in his latest campaign for Cordusio Bank and M&C Saatchi Milan. Capturing three generations of a family together and separately, his images draw the eye and make the viewer truly believe in his client, showing the emotions and connections that he can convey. MORE

THE GIFT OF GIVING BY DAAN BRAND

Illustrating a special collaboration between Elle and Zalando, Daan Brand adds another quirky, humorous set piece to his oeuvre. With 3 short animations depicting your “best friend,” “sweet sister,” and “classy mom,” Daan’s animations can’t help but bring a smile to the face of those viewing them, with his trademark aesthetic that draws upon his cartoonist background.

GADGETS BY SILVIO KNEZEVIC

For the November issue of WIRED Germany, Silvio Knezevic captured the editors’ favorite gadgets of the moment with a playful combination of warm, vivid materials, and deliberately artificial image editing, bringing the varied, intriguing objects to life. MORE

VICE MAGAZINE: THE LIMITS OF FICTION BY MAURICIO ALEJO

Mauricio Alejo is known for his intriguing, conceptual still lifes. Chronicled in the most recent issue of Vice, he presents photos shot in several of his apartments throughout the years (12 in the past 15 years) He never intended them to be autobiographical, but, they have unwillingly become a personal memorabilia of sorts. MORE

Fogo Island by Steffen Jagenburg

This past year, Steffen Jagenburg started a photographic documentation of the FOGO ISLAND ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM. It took him 48 hours each way to travel between Berlin and this very powerful place, Fogo Island, Canada. In the near future, Steffen will continue to work with the artists in residence to capture their experience of living and working on Fogo Island. Artists in residence often undertake collaborations with Island residents, thus forging a new perspective for both. MORE

Glasgow weekend by Steffen Jagenburg

The Glasgow Weekend at Volksbühne in Berlin was curated by BQ Berlin Gallery and Sarah Lowndes. Two days of show and party with Franz Ferdinand, Optimo (Espacio), Richard Wright, Douglas Gordon, David Shrigley, and more. Steffen captured everything with his trademark clean, intriguing aesthetic.

Gute Arbeit! by Steffen Jagenburg

Gute Arbeit! is a new content-based online magazine created by Steffen. With text, motion, and still photography, it captures individuals, companies, and organizations who discover a good balance for their individual holistic ideas of business – perhaps deviating from “the average,” but effective nonetheless.

Here by Steffen Jagenburg

“I would never move away.” For Bavaria’s local newspaper, the Donaukurier, Steffen developed and produced an acclaimed regional identity campaign. People from the region told stories of their very own, deeply personal relationship with where they live through films, posters, press ads and magazine supplements. The campaign resonated so universally that it was awarded the Bavarian TV Prize in Advertising. MORE

Political populism by Steffen Jagenburg

Political Populism, an exhibition at Kunsthalle Vienna in 2015 curated by Nicolaus Schafhausen, was documented by Steffen. The exhibition stated, “Social media, advertising aesthetics and media staging have lent a progressive appearance to simple or simplistic slogans,“ contrasting with Steffen’s idea of a narrative of the experience, a comprehensive body of sensitive and complex visual statements. MORE

ANIMALCOHOLICS BY FRIEKE JANSSENS

As people drink, they lose their self control and self consciousness, their primal instincts appear, and they become more like animals. For her latest mind bending work ANIMALCOHOLICS, Frieke Janssens, as in her famous Smoking Kids series, tackles addiction and social changes.This time, she reflects on alcohol as a socially accepted drug and its position in modern society, creating a large, surrealist panorama in which she takes alcohol out of its human context, capturing imagined animals in a state of intoxication that one might see in a bar. Do animals need an escape as humans do? MORE

NORTHERN DRIFTING BY JULIA BAIER

Julia Baier recently travelled to Iceland and responds to the stark Icelandic landscape in a new black and white series. Iceland lies on two continental plates that are drifting apart, in the process shaking the grounds, causing volcanoes to erupt and water to boil. The landscape is extreme: black lava rocks meet snow, moss meets solid slabs of stone, hot waters meet cold air.

CLEAR AS DAY BY PETRUS OLSSON

Petrus’s new video for Guardian Glass highlights the quality of his client’s product with sophistication and humor, characteristic of his still and motion work in general. The reveal is quite something.

THE REAL DEAL BY RALPH HARGARTEN

Ralph employed his talent for capturing authentic emotions from real people for the latest campaign for Hamburger Sparkasse. Using the company’s own employees as his talent, his images present them in the real world, inviting and friendly, in spontaneous personal moments.

Youth Without Age, Life Without Death: Chapter 1 BY LAURA PANNACK

Laura Pannack’s latest exhibition will be shown at Francesca Maffeo Gallery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, starting in late October. Captured over the past four years, Laura’s images are set in Romania and explores the fragility of life though time, journeys, and the cycle of life and death. Inspired by a Romanian folktale, the exhibition invites people to embark upon their own journey, presenting a combination of still life, landscapes, and portraits, all shot on expired film.

ANNE DUNHAM BY RICHARD ANSETT

Anne Dunham is a British para-equestrian who has competed in the Paralympic Games multiple times, winning numerous medals in dressage. Richard Ansett captured her before her trip to Rio for this year’s games. Richard captures Anne and her horse Teddy Edwards in a quiet moment. Able to depict subjects of any stripes with sensitivity and emotion, Richard’s image of Anne captures her verve and spirit, transcending her disability and focusing on the strong competitor beneath. MORE

RACETRACK AUDI TTS BY RENE NEUMANN

For his most recent personal project, Rene Neumann captures the speed and exhilaration of driving in a surreal world. Rene applies CGI liberally, collaborating with Cornelius Steffan and Holger Egbers to create 5 shots, but his focus remains on the car itself; often times nowadays, he feels there is too much emphasis on the setting, so he consciously stays with the car, photographing it in reality. This emphasis is evident in the final shots. MORE

THE LAND BY SVEN SCHRADER

Sven Schrader presents an intimate, moving portrait of one of REWE’s farmers in his latest video. With a light, human touch, Sven captures the life of a German small businessman, with the characteristic Schrader aesthetic.

ACHIM LIPPOTH FOR TARGET: INTRODUCING CAT & JACK

Kids being themselves is one of the greatest gifts of childhood, and Achim Lippoth is chosen by clients for his ability to capture them being themselves in front of the camera, no small feat. He is famous for his print work, but Achim does an increasingly amount of directing work as well, putting his skills to bear in the motion world. His latest work for Target and Cat & Jack shows the spirited innocence of his subjects, and their honest feelings about fashion. MORE

As part of the Royal Photographic Society’s 159th International Print Exhibition, Richard Ansett’s image, “Paul with Otto and Lucian” will be touring the U.K. Ansett’s image – sculptural, filled with heft and emotion – is typical of his work. The exhibition will start at PHOTOBLOCK at The Old Truman Brewery in London from 13-18 October, before visiting The Royal Albert Hall in London, then Belfast and the Retinal International Photography Festivals.